NINE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT
ST. ANDREW’S
1
We all live here. Imagine a high school where you live with your friends and teachers. At the end of the school day, you leave the classroom, but you don’t leave your community.
This is St. Andrew’s.
J 100% boarding all living on a 2200 acre campus
2
We are accessible to all, regardless of means. Since its founding in 1929, St. Andrew’s has offered need-based financial aid to any student who is admitted to the school, providing 100% of a family’s demonstrated need. This approach to financial aid was unprecendented at the time, and our 90 years of socioeconomic diversity fuels our distinctive campus culture of today—a culture centered on kindness, inclusion, and authenticity.
J 100% of demonstrated financial need met for every accepted student since 1929
3
You will discover the joy of learning. At St. Andrew’s, your high school education will be both challenging and joyful; we believe these two characteristics are not mutually exclusive. More than 15 years ago, we moved away from teaching AP courses in order to design and offer Advanced Study courses, which go far beyond rote preparation for standardized tests. Here, you will engage in the authentic work of academic disciplines. You will be an equal partner in your own learning and in building the culture of our classrooms. And you’ll dive into discussions around our seminar tables during your very first week of class.
J 90+ courses offered J 50% of classes at the collegiate level J 70+ electives J 5:1 student-faculty ratio
4
You can be a three-sport athlete.
Although specialization is a huge trend in today’s high school athletics, we encourage our student-athletes to pursue a different path—the path of the multi-sport athlete. Playing multiple sports has been proven to better develop agility, balance, speed, and skills across all sports—and also gives our athletes the chance to try new endeavors, connect with new teammates, and discover new avenues to personal growth.
5
What happens between 3:30 and 10:30 PM makes all the difference.
We learn together and live together—and that fundamentally changes the nature of your high school experience. After class, you don’t hop on the bus and go home. You are home. From clubs to camping trips, scavenger hunts to swimming, football and Form functions on the Front Lawn to open mic nights in O’Brien—there’s always an adventure waiting...
6
... and it all happens without a cell phone in your hand. When you come to St. Andrew’s, you’ll discover it’s the exception and not the rule to see someone on their phone. The “phone rule” (as students call it) is this: students leave their phones in their rooms at all times, unless they are going off campus. The goal of the phone policy is to cultivate and protect our school culture and community by prioritizing face-to-face conversation and relationship-building.
7
We get outside...
A huge part of your St. Andrew’s experience will be the time you spend outdoors, hanging out on the Front Lawn—the epicenter of campus life—and exploring our 2200 acres. Our campus is a living classroom, and you’ll spend both class time and downtime in the great outdoors. We’re also a sustainable school, and you’ll find tons of opportunities at St. Andrew’s to get involved in environmental work and activism.
8
... and come together.
The St. Andrew’s experience is an education premised on proximity and congregation (see: #6). We come together as a community each day for family-style meals in the Dining Hall and each week for contemplative services in the Chapel and School Meeting in Engelhard Hall. These are the places and the moments through which we connect with and support each other.
9
We are a family. When you become a Saint, you become a lifelong member of the St. Andrew’s family. You will be welcomed into our family from the moment you step on campus; your Big Brother or Big Sister—a senior who will mentor you during your first year at SAS— will be there to greet you and show you around. And you’ll experience our culture of kindness in action every day— at our annual Opening Day Square Dance—at advisory functions in faculty homes—at prom (everyone is invited and everyone goes!)—at games, when you’re being cheered on by a “Red Wall” of Saints—and in a thousand other moments between your first day, and graduation day.
... and there’s so much more. Want to know more about St. Andrew’s? Take the next step:
1 Fill out an inquiry form online at standrews-de.org/info.
a tour! We offer both on-campus tours and live online tours led by 2 Take St. Andrew’s students, followed by an interview with a member of the Admission team. Please call 302-285-4231 or email admissions@standrews-de.org to schedule.
3 Start your admission and/or financial aid application at standrews-de.org/
apply. The deadline to apply is January 15, and supporting documents must be submitted by January 31.
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St. Andrew’s School
350 Noxontown Road Middletown, Delaware 19709